UEFA has warned that Chelsea may have to leave unvaccinated players at home when they travel to France to face Lille in the last 16 of the Champions League next month.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE💙:
Chelsea's unvaccinated players look set to MISS their crunch Champions League clash at Lille after UEFA said teams ARE expected to comply with local Covid rules 'in principle' after French authorities banned non-jabbed players
🔹UEFA has warned that Chelsea may have to leave unvaccinated players at home when they travel to France to face Lille in the last 16 of the Champions League next month.
🔹The Blues are due to play Lille at Stamford Bridge on February 22 with the return tie against the French champions taking place in northern France on March 16.
🔹UEFA says it is still in discussion with stakeholders over its plans for the knock out stages of the European competitions and more guidance will be provided.
Last season, European club matches were moved to neutral venues where country’s had imposed travel bans as a result of Covid rules.
However, this situation is different in that the travel ban does not apply to everyone, only specific individuals who have not been vaccinated.
In these circumstances it would be harder to justify moving the entire fixture to another country and stadium.
✅In addition, UEFA’s president Aleksander Ceferin has spoken strongly in support of vaccination for Covid.
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